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Anybody wearing safety glasses that have the bifocal/reader capability?
I need to wear safety glasses at work and my distance vision is fine, but I'm also old enough to now require readers for the close range stuff. Switching between safety and readers is kind of a pain.
Any particular brand of safety reader/bifocal a good choice?
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I have a pair that are actually tri-focals that my optometrist made for me with safety lenses. I don't see why you couldn't get some made. Mine were not cheap.
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I have a pair that are actually tri-focals that my optometrist made for me with safety lenses. I don't see why you couldn't get some made. Mine were not cheap. Ditto on the tri-focals, Safety Lens & scratch resistant. $$
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I use prescription bi-focal safety glasses. Got them at the local eye-glass store.
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Used them when I was in the oilfield. just ordered a pair of Costas, bifocals
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They make inexpensive safety glasses with readers in 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 etc. We had them by the case when I was working.
This was our supplier. I thought their prices were pretty high. http://products.divalsafety.com/storefrontCommerce/subcategorybrowse.do?subcategory-name=Readers+%26+Cheaters+Safety+Eyewear&path=Safety+%26+Supply%2f%2f%2f%2fPersonal+Protective+Equipment%2f%2f%2f%2fEye+Protection¤tPage=1&numResults=25
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You'll be WAY better off getting single-vision safety glasses. I hate the lines with a passion, and "lineless" are even worse, just useless. If you're working at a certain distance, have them calibrated so your hands are in focus the most, or the workpiece distance, whatever it is you'll be looking at the MOST should be the tack-sharp focus.
It also depends on how much you move. How many times you change position on something. Sometimes, I can't move my head enough to get from one lens to the other and GOSH DARN that's frustrating. But the cheater lines, or the transition blend areas? They are wasted field of view. I'll never buy another multi-focus set of glasses ever again.
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Anybody wearing safety glasses that have the bifocal/reader capability?
I need to wear safety glasses at work and my distance vision is fine, but I'm also old enough to now require readers for the close range stuff. Switching between safety and readers is kind of a pain.
Any particular brand of safety reader/bifocal a good choice? I can send you plenty. Give me your shipping address.
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Wear mine every day. Got them at Wally. Best advise is to buy the very best lenses they offer. My company reimburses $200 every other year so its only a bit more out of pocket but well worth it. If you want to look good doing it you are probably out of luck 
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you can get bifocal contacts also.
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Our employer contributes $150 toward our prescription safety glasses. I have been buying and wearing progressives for twenty years.
If I step outside to check numbers on a semi trailer across the parking lot, I have a focus for that.
If I am inside walking the floor checking crew, I have a focus for that.
If I jump on a forklift to help in a pinch, I have a focus for that.
I can see at the desk to fill out Bills of Lading and invoices by hand.
I can see at arms length to do computer work.
You could not pay me enough to make me give up my progressives. I have to pay a bit out of pocket for the upgrade, but I am glad to do so.
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Stick on magnifiers/bifocals are widely available. Try them on your favorite safety glasses to see what ya think.
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You'll be WAY better off getting single-vision safety glasses. I hate the lines with a passion, and "lineless" are even worse, just useless. If you're working at a certain distance, have them calibrated so your hands are in focus the most, or the workpiece distance, whatever it is you'll be looking at the MOST should be the tack-sharp focus.
It also depends on how much you move. How many times you change position on something. Sometimes, I can't move my head enough to get from one lens to the other and GOSH DARN that's frustrating. But the cheater lines, or the transition blend areas? They are wasted field of view. I'll never buy another multi-focus set of glasses ever again. It is so frustrating I have been known to throw [bleep]!
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You'll be WAY better off getting single-vision safety glasses. I hate the lines with a passion, and "lineless" are even worse, just useless. If you're working at a certain distance, have them calibrated so your hands are in focus the most, or the workpiece distance, whatever it is you'll be looking at the MOST should be the tack-sharp focus.
It also depends on how much you move. How many times you change position on something. Sometimes, I can't move my head enough to get from one lens to the other and GOSH DARN that's frustrating. But the cheater lines, or the transition blend areas? They are wasted field of view. I'll never buy another multi-focus set of glasses ever again. It is so frustrating I have been known to throw [bleep]! Am I getting this straight? Buy readers, and then walk around blind to anything more than 30 inches from your nose? I had one pair made to focus at 30 inches specifically for computer work. And they were great for that. But while wearing them, I could not read a STOP sign at twenty yards. Without glasses, my vision is 20/20 beyond 48 inches despite some correctable astigmatism. I can not just take my safety glasses off and put them in my pocket when I get up and leave my desk. That would be a terminal offense. Perhaps your workplace differs.
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I have a half dozen pair of saftey glasses with readers
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Thank you all for some ways around switching glasses numerous times a day.
What Idaho Shooter mentioned as his typical day at work is pretty close to mine.
I have some things to check into. Much appreciated to all sharing their experience.
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Anybody wearing safety glasses that have the bifocal/reader capability?
I need to wear safety glasses at work and my distance vision is fine, but I'm also old enough to now require readers for the close range stuff. Switching between safety and readers is kind of a pain.
Any particular brand of safety reader/bifocal a good choice? After age forty-five I always used bifocals safety glasses for grinding.
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You'll be WAY better off getting single-vision safety glasses. I hate the lines with a passion, and "lineless" are even worse, just useless. If you're working at a certain distance, have them calibrated so your hands are in focus the most, or the workpiece distance, whatever it is you'll be looking at the MOST should be the tack-sharp focus.
It also depends on how much you move. How many times you change position on something. Sometimes, I can't move my head enough to get from one lens to the other and GOSH DARN that's frustrating. But the cheater lines, or the transition blend areas? They are wasted field of view. I'll never buy another multi-focus set of glasses ever again. "It also depends on how much you move!" Fuucking unstatement of the year. LOL
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